Sooo... brief comments while I read along.
He mentions "Moloch", and while attributes it's genesis to Ginsberg, he is clearly referring to Scott's Moloch, as per link on the first mention. But then:
What they have in common is that the Establishment is primarily an upper-class phenomenon, that it is more about social and moral legitimacy than mere wealth or raw power
which is nothing like the Moloch, which is a race to the bottom caused by lack of coordination, and is thus more pertinent to the lower strata of the population.
I look forward to more of your comments-- readalong comments for longform writing is a good idea.
The author is Sarah Constantin.
You've got a good point about Moloch and Ra not having that much in common, though I could make a case that Ra greases the path for Moloch.
https://srconstantin.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/ra/
A detailed look at the belief that high status social structures can be so much better than anything one can think of that there's no point in even trying to think about the details of what to do, and how debilitating this is.
Discussion of the essay